Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in developing the constitution for the western NWT, and upon tabling the document Partners in October, our next step was to try to secure some funding. It took some time but we were able to secure funding from this government and the Department of Indian Affairs. However, there were concerns by the federal government. Although it took some time, they are now supportive of this process and upon meeting with Ron Irwin at the beginning of last month, there is a willingness for his officials to work with our officials. The role they will be playing is that they will be acting as technicians and trying to come up with different ideas and different options on how to deal with the concerns that have arisen to date and will continue to come up with options and ideas as we go through the ratification through the consultation process when we go to the communities as different concerns arise. There is a technical role that the federal officials will be working with our officials in that capacity. I think that I could say the federal government is playing a bigger role than they have been in the past in regards to working on this constitution for the west. Mahsi.
Jim Antoine on Question 452-13(4): Federal Involvement In Constitutional Process
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 1997. See this statement in context.
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Question 452-13(4): Federal Involvement In Constitutional Process
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 3rd, 1997
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Jim Antoine Nahendeh
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